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Horace Walpole

Horace Walpole

English Author

Born: Sep 24, 1717

Died: Mar 2, 1797

Age Before First People Sense Work

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Nine-tenths of the people were created so you would want to be with the other tenth. Horace Walpole

You People Society Other Nine-Tenths Would Tenth Were Want Created

When a Frenchman reads of the garden of Eden, I do not doubt but he concludes it was something approaching to that of Versailles, with clipped hedges, berceaus, and trellis work. Horace Walpole

Work Garden Approaching Doubt Something He Eden Frenchman Reads Versailles

By deafness one gains in one respect more than one loses; one misses more nonsense than sense. Horace Walpole

Respect Sense More Misses Deafness Nonsense Loses Than Gains

The wisest prophets make sure of the event first. Horace Walpole

First Prophets Wisest Make Sure Event

Pictures may serve as helps to religion but are only an appendix to idolatry, for the people must be taught to believe in false gods and in the power of saints before they will learn to worship their images. Horace Walpole

Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs. Horace Walpole

Naked Ambition High Foot Were Oh Place Monarchs Seated Necks

Virtue knows to a farthing what it has lost by not having been vice. Horace Walpole

Lost Virtue Having Knows Been Vice

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